Afghanistan, March 29 -- Two mine workers have died from gas poisoning in Samangan, underscoring the continuing dangers faced by laborers in Afghanistan's coal mines.
Local Taliban authorities in Samangan say two mine workers have died after being overcome by toxic gas inside a coal mine in the province's Dara-i-Suf Bala district.
The Taliban's police command in Samangan said in a statement on Saturday, March 28, that the incident happened on Friday inside a mine, where the workers reportedly lost their lives due to gas exposure.
According to the statement, the bodies of the two workers were recovered and, after legal registration procedures were completed, were handed over to their families for burial.
Taliban officials said the victim...